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Theater Show
tjaco
Content type: Blog entry
Hey Tony, I told you about the theater show I'm gonna do from January untill april, right? Anyway, I got all the music and it's about 42 pages of music that I have to play by heart... and it's drums, Vibes AND marimba. The composer is…
15 years 6 months ago - 1 comments
Friedman Etude No. 9 by Jon Letsky (sight Reading)
Jon Letsky
Content type: Audio Player
Recording of today's sight reading etude with the pedal down throughout using dampening. Link to etude: http://www.vibesworkshop.com/story/sight-reading-exercise-each-day-shap…
13 years 1 month ago - 1 comments
Creating the MBrace
Piper
Content type: Lesson Plans
Here is a step by step video series showing how to build the MBrace. Anyone wishing to build a pair of MBraces should go to www.johnmarkpiper.com to purchase the complete MBrace plans ($15.00). The plans include instructions and drawings…
16 years 1 month ago - 1 comments
Mind Stretcher for the "advanced player".
Piper
Content type: Story
Here's a tough mental challenge. EACH MEASURE is a mental exercise that becomes an ear stretcher as well. I find this exercise very difficult and if you don't.... then speed it up. This is what I started out doing when I wrote "The Shapes…
16 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
What do I play over a Min7 b5 by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
Here's a lesson I made for a student explaining a ii min7 b5 - V - 1 progression.
16 years 1 month ago - 1 comments
Sight Reading Etude of the Day 9 - Standard
Jon Letsky
Content type: Audio Player
Recording of today's sight reading etude with no dampening.
16 years 1 month ago - 1 comments
Sight Reading Etude of the Day 8 - Standard
Jon Letsky
Content type: Audio Player
Recording of today's sight reading etude without dampening.
16 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
Sight Reading Etude of the Day 7 - Dampening
Jon Letsky
Content type: Audio Player
This is my attempt at the Sight Reading Etude of the Day posted by John Piper with the pedal down using dampening.
16 years 1 month ago - 3 comments
Dexter Solo Blue Bossa - First Chorus
Jon Letsky
Content type: Audio Player
Hey Guys, This is the first chorus of the Blue Bossa Dexter Solo. The recording quality isn't great (still working out the kinks in the recording setup), but it gets the idea across. My goal is to have the second chorus done by the end…
16 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
Sight Reading of the Day Etude 7 - Standard
Jon Letsky
Content type: Audio Player
This is my attempt at the Sight Reading Etude of the Day posted by John Piper without using dampening.
16 years 1 month ago - 2 comments
The Blues
Jon Letsky
Content type: Post To a Group
Hey Tony, Next time we meet up online along with discussing the transposing can we also get me started on playing some blues? I've played blues in the past but I've always wanted to sound like the recording of yourself playing Blues in…
16 years 1 month ago - 2 comments
Got a gig, so that'll get the tunes going
tjaco
Content type: Blog entry
Hey Tony, A few days ago I got a call by some 60 + jazzband and I have a gig with them on the 2nd of november. They're probably not that good, but hey this is a good way to get a tune list going. They sent me a list of tunes, and that's…
15 years 6 months ago - 1 comments
Anyone on Board With the Sight Reading?
Piper
Content type: Blog entry
Anyone on board with "A Sight Reading Etude Per Day"? I'm curious if anyone is using the pages I'm putting up for Sight Reading. If so, please email me or post it here to let me know. I'd like to track the progress if possible but if no…
16 years 1 month ago - 8 comments
Question on Composing from Barryk
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
Barryk asked me to talk about how I composed the Vince Guaraldi piece. Well, I'm not a 'real' composer, so I'm not experienced in developing themes and other techniques that a real composer would use. But I have written a few pieces and…
16 years 1 month ago - 3 comments
Shapes and Patterns is now being revised
Piper
Content type: Story
Here's the complete Shapes and Patterns of Music book for Subscribers. Thank you for your support of the site!
5 years 4 months ago - 0 comments
So What - Miles Davis solo
tjaco
Content type: Audio Player
Here's a great solo by miles on the original So What recording. This is a great solo for beginning students. It's fairly simple, but the melodies are great!
14 years 9 months ago - 1 comments
Vince Guaraldi Lesson - Intro Chords by Tony Miceli
tonymiceli
Content type: Audio Player
This podcast just talks about the opening chords to the etude. There's a link to the lead sheet if you don't have it. Also there's a link to the lesson plan to see what other lessons for this etude have been posted.
13 years 6 months ago - 2 comments
Just the Lead Sheet to Vince Guaraldi
tonymiceli
Content type: Story
Here's the lead sheet to the Vince Guaraldi tune. It's not the etude, but this is what I'd hand the band and we'd follow it. It's the simplest breakdown of the tune and then everyone adds whatever they want. You know just like the Real…
16 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
Become a Member Now
tonymiceli
Content type: Story
Thanks for visiting the www.vibesworkshop.com. CREATE AN ACCOUNT NOW! Become a Member (FREE) and have access to tons of great content. Become a Subscriber ($19.95/month) and have complete access including up to the minute videos, lessons…
16 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
some thoughts
tonymiceli
Content type: Post To a Group
jonathan, i think it's totally cool that you're posting things in public and getting people to talk about it. that will totally help you i think. i'm sorting this all out as i go, and i'm thinking when you post a new version of something…
16 years 1 month ago - 4 comments
Rhapsody music program
tjaco
Content type: Blog entry
Hello everyone, I just wanted to share my enthousiasm on the program Rhapsody. It's a great program by Realplayer and let's you listen to loads of music(and a lot of jazz) without having to buy cd's or tracks! They have a subscription that…
16 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
Jazz Vibes Workshop, Limerick - Ireland
tjaco
Content type: Event
This week we will be organizing a summer vibe camp in Limerick, Ireland. This means that we will be less active at the school, but we will collect a lot of audio and video during this week and post it on the site. So be sure to check that…
16 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
Tony (Mr. Music/ Mr. Vibraphone)
Piper
Content type: Blog entry
Tony, You're the absolute greatest! You've figured out how to do it all. I enjoy checking in with www.vibesworkshop.com every day now to see what's new and old in the vibe world. I get a lot of great new practice ideas and teaching ideas…
16 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
Still finding my way around.
vibeman27
Content type: Forum topic
Still finding my way around. However, Tony is offering you guys some valuable avenues to obtaining musical knowledge and information, as well as unifying a community of musicians. My experience has been that vibe players are "outsiders".…
16 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
Dampening and Pedaling has MOVED
tonymiceli
Content type: Blog entry
One major difference between my self and John Piper is organized vs. unorganized! Piper in his spare time is a fire fighter so he has to be totally organized. i'm just not even though I try to be. Well we were talking about the dampening…
16 years 1 month ago - 0 comments
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